Shift superintendent vs leader

The differences between shift superintendents and leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a shift superintendent and a leader. Additionally, a leader has an average salary of $86,964, which is higher than the $66,788 average annual salary of a shift superintendent.

The top three skills for a shift superintendent include production supervisors, production schedules and food safety. The most important skills for a leader are customer service, strong time management, and excellent interpersonal.

Shift superintendent vs leader overview

	Shift Superintendent	Leader
Yearly salary	$66,788	$86,964
Hourly rate	$32.11	$41.81
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	109,412	172,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Shift superintendent vs leader salary

Shift superintendents and leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shift Superintendent	Leader
Average salary	$66,788	$86,964
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $91,000	Between $49,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Eli Lilly and Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between shift superintendent and leader education

There are a few differences between a shift superintendent and a leader in terms of educational background:

	Shift Superintendent	Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Shift superintendent vs leader demographics

Here are the differences between shift superintendents' and leaders' demographics:

	Shift Superintendent	Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between shift superintendent and leader duties and responsibilities

Shift superintendent example responsibilities.

Create multi-display custom PC digital menu, manage local network infrastructure
Perform safety inspections to ensure compliance with company safety and OSHA standards, precautionary procedures and protective measures.
Maintain a safe work environment by the EPA, OSHA, and corporate standards while meeting quality and production goals.
Perform financial management and oversight functions including maintaining and evaluating account activity, paperwork, payroll and budget reports.
Work with QA department too review line failures and determining root cause.
Direct and coordinate daily aspects of the business focuse on quality assurance of pharmaceutical packaging operations for DEA products.

Leader example responsibilities.

Manage UNIX and mainframe systems software staff.
Achieve business metrics and implement WCM tools and processes.
Lead instrument calibration, OOS investigation, change control, deviation documentation to comply with GMP.
Lead a group to help a dog food producer to gain traction in the grocery store channel
Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Lead in PTA efforts to recognize school staff by planning events and organize and plan monthly appreciation gifts.

Shift superintendent vs leader skills

Common shift superintendent skills

Production Supervisors, 15%
Production Schedules, 13%
Food Safety, 9%
USDA, 8%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
OSHA, 6%

Common leader skills

Customer Service, 14%
Strong Time Management, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
PET, 6%
Digital Transformation, 6%
Work Ethic, 5%